A runway excursion occurred last night at the Mactan Cebu International Airport for a Korean Air Airbus A330 flight KE631 (CEB). As a result, flights to and from the airport have been cancelled while the aircraft is being pulled off the runway and cleared of any debris.
“The incident has necessitated the temporary closure of the MCIA runway to allow for the safe removal of the aircraft,” according to a statement on the Mactan Cebu Airport Facebook page. “For the time being, all international and domestic flights to and from MCIA are canceled until further notice.”
“We are working with Korean Air, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), and the Civil Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for the swift resolution of this matter. Updates will immediately be given once available,” it said.
Below are the Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines flights that are affected by the incident.
Philippine Airlines
- PR1869 Manila – Cebu
- PR1868 Cebu – Manila
24 OCT 2022 Monday
- PR1841 Manila – Cebu
- PR1842 Cebu – Manila
- PR1845 Manila – Cebu
- PR1846 Cebu – Manila
- PR1847 Manila – Cebu
- PR1848 Cebu – Manila
- PR1853/1854 Manila-Cebu-Manila
- PR 1859/1860 Manila-Cebu-Manila
- PR2995 Cebu Cagayan de Oro
- PR2996 Cagayan de Oro – Cebu
- PR2313 Cebu – Cagayan de Oro
- PR2314 Cagayan de Oro – Cebu
- PR2833 Cebu Clark
- PR2834 Clark Cebu
- PR2287 Cebu – Bacolod
- PR2288 Bacolod – Cebu
- PR2236 Cebu – Tacloban
- PR2237 Tacloban – Cebu
- PR2347 Cebu – Puerto Princesa
- PR2348 Puerto Princesa – Cebu
- PR2345 Cebu – Davao
- PR2346 Davao – Cebu
- PR2363 Cebu – Davao
- PR2372 Davao – Tagbilaran
- PR2373 Tagbilaran – Davao
- PR2364 Davao – Cebu
- PR2361 Cebu – Butuan
- PR2362 Butuan – Cebu
- PR2384 Cebu – Iloilo
- PR2385 Iloilo – Cebu
Cebu Pacific
- 5J 2510 Cebu – Manila
- 5J 156/157 Cebu – Clark – Cebu
- DG 6416/6417 Cebu – Iloilo – Cebu
- DG 6851/6852 Cebu – Siargao – Cebu
- 5J 572/571 Cebu – Manila – Cebu
- DG 6715/6716 Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Cebu
- 5J 563/564 Manila – Cebu – Manila
- 5J 126/127 Cebu – Bacolod – Cebu
- 5J 566/565 Cebu – Manila – Cebu
- 5J 601/602 Cebu – Davao – Cebu
- DG 6206/6207 Cebu – Legazpi – Cebu
- DG 6791/6792 Cebu – Ozamiz – Cebu
- DG 6925/6926 Cebu – Butuan – Cebu
- DG 6719/6718 Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Cebu
- 5J 132/133 Cebu – Boracay (Caticlan) – Cebu
- DG 6895/6896 Cebu – Surigao – Cebu
- 5J 433/434 Cebu – Zamboanga – Cebu
- DG 6571/6572 Cebu – Tacloban – Cebu
- DG 6515/6516 Cebu – Dumaguete – Cebu
- DG 6641/6642 Cebu – Pagadian – Cebu
- DG 6575/5676 Cebu – Tacloban – Cebu
- 5J 568/567 Cebu – Manila – Manila
- DG 6603/6604 Cebu – Dipolog – Cebu
- 5J 578/577 Cebu – Manila – Cebu
- 5J 249/250 Cebu – General Santos – Cebu
- 5J 128/129 Cebu – Incheon – Cebu
- DG 6853/6854 Cebu – Siargao – Cebu
- 5J 597/598 Cebu – Davao – Cebu
- DG 6519/6520 Cebu – Dumaguete – Cebu
- 5J595/596 Cebu – Davao – Cebu
- 5J720/721 Davao – Iloilo – Davao
- 5J 839/840 Zamboanga – Tawi Tawi – Zamboanga
- 5J 393/394 Davao – Zamboanga – Davao
- DG 6690/6691 Cebu – Camiguin-Cebu
- DG 6066/6067 Cebu – Coron – Cebu
- DG 6923/6924 Cebu – Butuan – Cebu
- 5J 140/141 Cebu – Boracay – Cebu
- DG 6573/6574 Cebu – Tacloban – Cebu
- 5J 553/554 Manila-Cebu-Manila
AirAsia Philippines
I encourage all affected passengers to exercise a little patience and understanding. A crippled aircraft at the end of the runway cannot just be pulled out immediately as though its as easy as towing a bus. Authorities also have to thoroughly inspect the whole length of the runway and taxiways for any debris that may cause any untoward incidents.
Please do not chastise your ground crew for flight cancellations. They are not to blame. Please, once again, exercise some patience and understanding.
Please do also check the official websites and social media pages of your respective airlines for new announcements and updates.
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